Squeezemenicely;671779 Wrote: > These are my first impressions of my Bifrost which arrived today. > > Intro: > I have been wanting to upgrade my Squeezebox sound for quite a while > now. > First upgrade was going from a Duet receiver to the Touch - which made > a difference. But I was still not satisfied with the sound and detail > etc. > To really listen to music, I still used my NAD CD 545, which sounds > great in my combo. Therefore I was looking for a DAC which would take > the Touch to the level of my CDplayer. Since then I have been searching > and reading, nearly bought the Beresford, but then found the Bifrost on > the net when a gutfeeling told me to finally take a dive and buy this > new DAC. > > Unboxing: > It arrived today, so my impressions are very new. > It looks beautiful and has a very sturdy build. It cost me about 360 > Euros including shipping to germany and taxes, customs etc. > > Plugged it in and put on music I had just listened to yesterday and > which I am familiar with. Beware this is not the sort of detailed A-B > comparison, just an emotional report - and to me the emotions I get > through music are most important. > I had hoped for a little difference, but boy was I in for a (positive) > shock. First piece I put on was "The Lark Ascending" with Nicola > Benedetti, the violin was sailing high and light between my speakers, > rich detail up to the highest notes, sounds stupid - but here it is, it > sounded as if the violin was in my livingroom, none of the harshness I > had with the Touch. Loads of detail, but the violin still sounded warm > and did not loose body. > Next Holst Planets the Levine recording (underrated great sounding > recording)What went on during Mars, was unbelievable and very > satisfying. The orchestra in full blow, amazing soundstage, very clear > (without being irritating) the bass really tight. I have never heard my > stereo like this. > It really sounds as if a veil was lifted and everyting is now in a next > level. Went on with some 24bit Beatles, Yesterday and SGT Pepper never > sounded so alive and let's call it real. > Long story short, I am very happy that I waited for the Bifrost to > arrive. > Problem is, now my CDplayer sounds dull in comparison - so I will also > connected it to my DAC. > > I am not a believer of Burn-in, but there are quite a few people that > write that DACs begin to sound a lot better after burn-in. All I can > say,is that it sounds amazing out of the box - so should it sound even > better after a couple of days or weeks, I am all for it - should it > stay the same, it is already much better than I had hoped for. > > I found the Bifrost through a guy on "The Art of Sound - forum" and am > very grateful I did.
Thanks a lot for your report! Question: What about the Hights / Trebles: Are they now clearer pronounced; do you get a greater emphasis there? Others would say "extended hights"? -- MCG555 Greetings from Switzerland - Markus :-) ---- Proac Response D15, Astintrew AT2000plus, B&W Sub ASW 610, SB Touch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCG555's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37801 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91772 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
